Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in relation to the Child Maintenance Service policy law and decision-making guidance, entitled relevant other child decision making guidance, whether checks are undertaken during the annual review to ensure that they continue to meet the criteria for the deduction to the non-resident parent's gross weekly income.

The annual review ensures that the child maintenance liability is based on the paying parents most up to date earnings and reflects any changes in their income during the most recent complete tax year.

Paying parents are legally required to inform the Child Maintenance Service of any change to their circumstances which could affect their child maintenance liability, including changes with regard to other children they are responsible for.